প্রিয় শিক্ষার্থী, আজ আমরা ইংরেজি ১ম পত্রের Part-1-এর ১ নম্বর প্রশ্ন আলোচনা করব। প্রশ্নগুলো তোমরা আগে নিজেরা চেষ্টা করবে, তারপর উত্তরের সঙ্গে তা মিলিয়ে নেবে।
Set-4
Read the passage below and answer the questions following it.
Tertiary education in Bangladesh comprises two categories of institutions: degree awarding universities and colleges affiliated with the National University (NU). There were only 4 universities in Bangladesh at the time of independence in 1971. All of those universities were publicly financed autonomous entities. At present, there are 35 such universities. Private universities are a relatively new phenomenon in this country. In the early 1990s, the private sector came forward to establish universities. Since then the country has experienced a spectacular growth in private universities – mostly in and around Dhaka and couple of other large cities. At present, there are 79 private universities. The number of colleges providing tertiary level education is around 1,400. Most of them offer BA (pass) education of three year duration; only one – third of them offer BA (Honors) courses and some offer MA degrees as well. All of these colleges are affiliated with the National University.
Accessibility to higher education
Accessibility to higher education implies that students get the opportunity to get university education and sufficient support from educational institutions. Increasing enrolment at the secondary and higher secondary level puts pressure on higher educational institutions. But due to limited capacity, only a small number of students may be enrolled in universities. Thus, each year a large number of students are denied access to higher education. Also, due to poverty and increase in educational expenses, students of the lower middle class do not get easy access to higher education. Moreover, those who get places in the universities have limited access to avail all kinds of diversified educational facilities relating to their study fields. Only about 12 percent of graduates enter higher educational institutions. More than 80 Percent of these students are admitted to NU affiliated colleges. Others are absorbed by the public and private universities. In the last two decades, there has been a substantial rise in the number of students in private universities. According to the UGC Annual Report 2010, the number rose from 88,669 in 2005 to 2,00,752 in 2010.
Public universities in Bangladesh
Public Universities are the first choices of most students. The public universities offer a wide range of subjects in Science, Commerce, Liberal Arts, Humanities, Engineering and Technology, Law, Education and Medicine. Public universities attract the best minds to teaching although monetary compensation for teachers is anything but attractive. Library, laboratory, Internet and research facilities are much better there than anywhere else in the country. Seminars, symposiums, lectures, workshops, debates and exhibitions are often held in these institutions and there is ample scope for national and international exposure for promising young knowledge seekers. Moreover, public universities offer residential and boarding facilities at low cost/subsidized rates.
A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 5
(a) The word tertiary mentioned in the passage means.
(i) primary (ii) elemental (iii) third stage (iv) rudimentary
(b) What does the expression, ‘Public universities are the first choice of most students.’ mean?
(i) Few students like public universities
(ii) Many students like public universities
(iii) Private universities are better than public universities
(iv) All the students like public universities
(c) The word ‘affiliate’ mentioned in the passage means.
(i) involve (ii) entangle (iii) implicate (iv) associate
(d) How is the opportunity to get university education in our country?
(i) It is limited (ii) It is sufficient
(iii) It is available (iv) It is comprehensive
(e) The word ‘comprise’ mentioned in the passage means.
(i) reduce (ii) contain (iii) deduct (iv) conform
B. Answer the following questions. 10
(a) What do you know about the institutions that are engaged in imparting tertiary education in Bangladesh?
(b) How many public universities were there in Bangladesh at the time of independence? How many are there at present?
(c) Describe the history of the development of private universities in Bangladesh in your own words.
(d) How many colleges are there in Bangladesh providing tertiary level education? What do they offer?
(e) What does the accessibility to higher education imply? Describe in brief.
Answer to the question no. 1-A
(a) (iii) third stage (b) (ii) Many students like public universities
(c) (iv) associate (d) (i) It is limited (e) (ii) contain.
Answer to the question no. 1-B
(a) The institutions that are engaged in imparting tertiary education in Bangladesh are two categories. One category comprises degree awarding universities and the other colleges affiliated with the National University (NU).
(b) There were only four public universities in Bangladesh at the time of independence in 1971. At present, there are 35 such universities in Bangladesh.
(c) In Bangladesh, private universities came into being in the early 1990s with the initiative from the private sectors. Since then there is a spectacular growth in private universities. At present, there are 79 private universities.
(d) There are about 1,400 colleges in Bangladesh providing tertiary level education. They offer BA (pass) education of three year duration, BA (Honors) courses and MA degrees.
(e) Accessibility to higher education implies that students get the opportunity to have university education and sufficient support from educational institutions.
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